Android 4.1 Jelly Bean outed on the Google Play Store

Google is 0 for 2 this week as they’ve inadvertently leaked Android 4.1, Jelly Bean, twice. The first leak comes from a posting of the official Google I/O 2012 event application in the Google Play Store. At first glance, the application page appears to be clear of unannounced information, but taking a closer look at the screenshots of the application reveals a tweaked home screen not found in any current build of Android.

As you can see above, there seems to be a redesigned Google search widget at the top of the home screen sporting a transparent and hazy look to it, rather than the old widget which utilized a simple white border. The microphone icon on the widget is also slightly different. Droid-Life points out that Chrome in the dock could be hinting at the stock browsers demise. The time in the status bar is also “25:10” (which isn’t a real time), possibly hinting a release date of October 25th. This is unlikely though, as it’s difficult to pinpoint a software release date so far out, considering bugs could arise.

The next finding is courtesy of Droid-Life. They discovered that when they went to proceed to checkout with a Galaxy Nexus in their Google Play Store shopping cart, that the item title read “Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ – The latest smartphone from Google, soon the first phone with Android 4.1 Jell…”. The item thumbnail also shows a Galaxy Nexus with what appears to be a tweaked home screen / different stock wallpaper. The item title has since been changed, but it the thumbnail is still visible. Both images are after the break.